Question

At one sitting, a typical doughnut eater consumes 4 doughnuts containing a total of 680 calories and 40 grams of fat. The typical bagel eater consumes exactly one bagel, at 500 calories and one or two grams of fat per sitting, though the addition of spreads can raise calorie and fat content to the four-doughnut range. Thus, as far as total calorie content is concerned, there is very little difference between what a typical doughnut eater and a typical bagel eater each consumes at one sitting.

The argument depends on assuming which one of the following?
(A) The calories and fat in bagels have the same health impact on bagel eaters as the calories and fat in doughnuts have on doughnut eaters.
(B) Most bagel eaters are not fully aware of the calorie and fat content of a bagel.
(C) Eating bagels instead of eating doughnuts provides no real health benefit.
(D) The typical doughnut eater does not add to doughnuts any substances that increase the total caloric intake.
(E) Most typical doughnut eaters are not also bagel eaters.

Answer 1

C. Eating bagels instead of eating doughnuts provides no real health benefits.

Explanation:

There is no such difference in health benefit due to eating bagels or doughnuts. The bagel eaters are not necessarily doughnut eaters. The calories in bagels is 500 cal per bagel while the calories in doughnuts is 680cal for every 4 doughnuts intake.